Diwali means 5 days of festivities. Festivities in our country are synonymous with food! After gorging sweet and spicy delicacies like laddus, mithai, samosas, mathris etc for days and days, you may be feeling a little guilty! Don’t worry, the best quality spices in your kitchen will help you Detox Concoctions ! We bring to you some lip-smacking detox concoctions using basic spices that will not only give your gut some relief but will also satisfy your taste buds. Read on and choose your favourite way to detox. Easy Detox Concoctions Lemon Turmeric Booster Turmeric is full of antioxidants and ..read more

This Diwali try fireworks – but in your kitchen! Open your spice box and use every best quality spice to create magic. Yes, this is also the time to bring out the best quality spices from Kerala you picked up on your last trip there! Get cooking and let the aroma of spices dazzle your festivities.  Diwali means good food and homemade delicacies. Some of these are even being followed religiously for several generations! The festival is also believed to bring wealth and good fortune. Today, through this article, we will explore some regional delicacies and experience the wealth of our cultu ..read more

October, the month in which the festive season kicks off,  is engulfed in the perfume of Parijat, misty nights, and golden sun rays. It is also the month in which the transition from summer to winter takes place. Due to this change in weather, many people suffer from cold, congestion, fever, etc. Spices are known to build our immunity. Best quality spices from Kerala are a must to ensure a happy festive season! The common best quality spices found in your spice box can be used to ensure a healthy and happy festive season. Read on to know more about easy ways to use these spices.  Spi ..read more

Stories shared at elaborate meals during the festive season are like a pod of green cardamom. Each story is packed with powerfully similar yet distinct flavors – like the black pearls in the elaichi! The bright green pod of the best elaichi from Kerala is what makes our sweet memories complete.  Green elaichi powder has been adding flavor to our kheer, halwa, biryani, and masala chai; but do you know the spice also protects you. In the Navratri Series, we explore how it protects you. How Green Cardamom Protects You? Protects Your Body Against Toxins Cardamom is known to be a diuretic and ..read more

Navratri means the inclusion of many sweet and spicy delicacies in your diet. Clove or Laung is an integral part of the same. In India, we are lucky to have almost instant access to the best spices from Kerala.  Clove is not only one of the best-grown spices in Kerala, but it is also an excellent spice for your overall health. In this Navratri series, we today explore how cloves protect you? Read on to know more, so next time you chew on this homegrown spice, you know it better! How Cloves Protect You? Protects Your Oral Health It is a well-known fact (also reiterated by many advertisemen ..read more

Each day of Navratri celebrates a different incarnation of Goddess Durga. Each day has its own colour and significance. Similarly, the different spices in our kitchen have their own significance and protect us in their own way! In this Navratri Series, today we will know more about the spice called Nutmeg or Jaiphal. You may have enjoyed Nutmeg with your warm milk or in your baked goods, but while you are busy devouring the musky fragrance of the spice, do you know it protects you against many diseases? How Nutmeg Protects You? Protects Against Insomnia The spice is the best known natural cure ..read more

Your cup of Kadak cinnamon tea and Navratri go hand in hand. Navratri is all about pandal hopping and all night dancing with heavy dandiya dresses! Making plans with friends and family to go out dancing is an ecstatic feeling. The dance practices, costume shopping, and dancing for long hours are physically exhausting activities.   However, a cup of refreshing cinnamon tea can take away all the tiredness and refresh you for the next day so that you can dress up, dance, repeat! But while you sip on your delicious cinnamon tea, do you know that the spice protects you? How Cinnamon Protects Y ..read more

Festivals like Navratri bring variety and spontaneity to life. The festivals help in changing the mundane routine and making things exciting with the rituals, food and colour! Similarly, spices like pepper, mustard seeds, cinnamon, etc add zing to our food and their varying amount in each dish makes for a happy surprise. All the spices used in daily Indian cooking heal the body & mind. In the Navratri Series, today’s spice is Mustard seeds. The pungent tasting spice which is used to pep up our food has many benefits that protect you from ill health and complications. Read ahead and know mo ..read more

Navratri is celebrated across the country with joy and a boisterous spirit. It is a community-based festival with puja pandals and dancing rituals. During this time in India, there is a transition in the weather; from scorching summer heat to the beginning of winters. Black Pepper is natural remedy This is the time when our bodies have trouble adjusting to the change in climatic conditions. We need to ensure we are in good health to be able to enjoy the festive season. Spices make our immune system strong and keep us healthy! Black Pepper is one such spice. It is the spice that your mother sec ..read more

Navratri is the time when the Goddess comes to earth to remove all negativity and gives us hope for a better future. Similarly, the food we put inside our body plays a major role in deciding the way we think, feel and express ourselves. In food, spices work like a charm when it comes to protecting you. They silently work to eliminate all negativity and tantalize all our senses – including the 6th sense. In this Navratri Series, today we talk about a spice commonly used across the country – Cumin, Jeera has the power to make or break a dish – imagine your jeera aloo without jeera or your c ..read more